PV Audio's Carpeting/Box Build Technique Tutorial *56k on hiatus*

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Fisher made a thread like this for his method. I merely adapted it since I don't like using my router if I'm just making a sub box. If it's a home speaker, then fine. If I want to sit there and take days to weeks on it, sure. Otherwise, I want it to be on the customer's doorstep ASAP.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

cool lemon.

and you made a thread that was worth my life //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

2 points.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

How's that military treatin ya?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

BTW, that spray glue is simply the red can shit you can get at lowes or home depot. I buy the little cans from parts express cause it's really cheap.

 

[AVSTANG02]

As a noob someone that would have liked to follow that tutorial you left out a lot of details that make that tutorial useless for me....

but the box looks awsome.

 

[rpfuror 10+ year member]

what's so difficult about it, I think it pretty straight forward... very basic.

good work BTW PV

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

As a noob someone that would have liked to follow that tutorial you left out a lot of details that make that tutorial useless for me....
but the box looks awsome.

What did I leave out? You could have at least told me what it needs instead of just saying it's useless.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

what's so difficult about it, I think it pretty straight forward... very basic.
good work BTW PV

Yea, the only parts I left out were the final steps of actually building the box, but as I said, I don't recommend doing this unless you know how to drill into MDF without splitting it.

 

[DeuceLee 10+ year member]

shaweeeeeeeeeet...!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gawd i can't wait till i get a fricken table saw...

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

300 > all btw

And yes, a table saw makes all the difference when it comes to efficiency. Make sure that you get a GOOD one, not the cheapest one. They are not made equal and I had to buy the hitachi you see here after getting ***** by a craftsman one.

 

[DeuceLee 10+ year member]

300 > all btw
And yes, a table saw makes all the difference when it comes to efficiency. Make sure that you get a GOOD one, not the cheapest one. They are not made equal and I had to buy the hitachi you see here after getting ***** by a craftsman one.

thanks bro...

i made a new thread about table saws...help if you can...

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

pretty good tutorial bro. i like the presentation of the information, is very easy to understand and the pictures explains it all by them selfs.

thats exactly how i do all my carpeted enclosures. i figured most people used the same technique. since its so simple and you dont have to buy or use extra tool to do it.

one thing you have to keep in mind while you're assembling the enclosure is to clean up any glue that got into the grove. if you don't is going to be tricky to clean up after it has dried and if you don't clean it up the carpet will not go into the grove.

also here is an image of a jig i made to keep the blade from ever hitting the aluminum guide, its simple and very easy to make, and will keep your guide from getting damaged by the blade.



again great job on the tutorial.

 

[DeuceLee 10+ year member]

pretty good tutorial bro. i like the presentation of the information, is very easy to understand and the pictures explains it all by them selfs.
thats exactly how i do all my carpeted enclosures. i figured most people used the same technique. since its so simple and you dont have to buy or use extra tool to do it.

one thing you have to keep in mind while you're assembling the enclosure is to clean up any glue that got into the grove. if you don't is going to be tricky to clean up after it has dried and if you don't clean it up the carpet will not go into the grove.

also here is an image of a jig i made to keep the blade from ever hitting the aluminum guide, its simple and very easy to make, and will keep your guide from getting damaged by the blade.

http://img1.putfile.com/main/1/620185423.jpg

again great job on the tutorial.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

pretty good tutorial bro. i like the presentation of the information, is very easy to understand and the pictures explains it all by them selfs.
thats exactly how i do all my carpeted enclosures. i figured most people used the same technique. since its so simple and you dont have to buy or use extra tool to do it.

one thing you have to keep in mind while you're assembling the enclosure is to clean up any glue that got into the grove. if you don't is going to be tricky to clean up after it has dried and if you don't clean it up the carpet will not go into the grove.

also here is an image of a jig i made to keep the blade from ever hitting the aluminum guide, its simple and very easy to make, and will keep your guide from getting damaged by the blade.



again great job on the tutorial.

Mm, shoulda put that in there. Yeah take a flathead screwdriver and scrape out the glue when it's wet. I'll edit the post.

More details on your guide? If you can see in the pics, it took me a few tries my first time to not hit the fence. I just marked the width on the measuring tape now though.

And thanks for the compliments. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Ohh, I think I get you. You just take a 90 degree bonded piece of MDF and clamp it to the fence to make sure that if it does indeed hit, it hits the wood and not the metal. That's so simple, it's brilliant. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif